Florence, Missouri

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Florence, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Location of Florence, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°35′20″N92°58′45″W / 38.58889°N 92.97917°W / 38.58889; -92.97917
Country United States
State Missouri
County Morgan
Elevation
[1]
945 ft (288 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
494
 • Estimate 
(2011)
530
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65329
Area code 660
GNIS feature ID729740 [1]

Florence is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. [1]

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Description

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Hummel Pottery Building, 1939

The community is eight miles (13 km) south of U.S. Route 50 on Missouri Route 135.

A post office called Florence has been in operation since 1839. [2] Early variant names were "Williamsville" and "Jonesboro". [3]

Notable residents

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

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